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W. W. JOHNSON. GRANGE MAKER.

No. 467,030. Patented Jan. 12, 1892.

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NTEn STATES PATENT OEEICE.

TILLIAM XV. JOHNSON, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

CHANGE-MAKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 467,080, dated January12, 1892.

Application led August l, 1891.

have invented a newA and useful Money Drawer, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to improvements in money-drawers which aredesigned to' separate the coin placed therein according to the Variousdenominations, and at the same time providing means whereby change maybe readily had; and it has for its object to provide a device of thischaracter that will be conveniently placed beneath the counter and towhich may be had ready access, and a drawer that will positively andaccurately separate silver coin which is placed therein, and from whichany amount of change can be easily and quickly obtained, and also toprovide means whereby atthe close of a days business the money andchange within the drawer may be quickly and readily removed from thedrawer at one and the same time; and with these objects in view theinvention consists in a suitable casing secured beneath the ordinarycounter and communicating with an opening therein and provided with aninclosed money-sorter and means for withdrawing single coins from thesame or at the same time, which will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and specificallypointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a top plan view of amoney-drawer constructed in accordance with my invention and detachedfrom the counter. Fig. 2. is a bottom plan View, the bottom of thedrawer being removed and the money-chute being shown only in dottedlines and. the hinged bottom being shown open. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectionon the line a: :n of Fig. 1. Fig. i is a similar view on the line y y ofFig. l, the hinged bottom being open.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, l designates an ordinarycounter, to the under side of which is screwed or otherwise suitablysecured a box or casing 2, of sufcient dimension to accommodate thevarious parts of the device, and takes the place of the ordi- Serial No.401,401. (No model.)

`nary money-drawer. Transversely secured within said'drawer or boxing issecured the sorter or separator 3, which is constructed of a block ofwood or other suitable materi'al, and is inclined, as shown at 4, fromthe top edge of one side of the casing toward the bottom of the oppositeside. The incline of said block provides a way for the coin to traveldown the same, and said block is provided` longitudinally of its lengthwith a series of perforations 5, which vary in size from the lowerbottom edge of said sorter or separator to accommodate a silver dollarup to the size which will accommodate the smallest coin, all theperforations extending through the entire thickness of the block and aremade slightly larger than the circumference of the coin. The said sorteror separator is also laterally inclined or beveled from its front edgeinward, as at G, in order that the coin will not slide directly vdownthe main incline, but on account of said lateral incline or bevel willhave the tendency to roll from the inner edge of said separator. The topface of the sorter or 4vseparator 3 is sheathed or covered by a smoothmetallic plate 7, preferably' of tin, which is provided with a series ofperforations 8, registering with those in the sorterline, and directlyrising from-the aligned edges of said perforations the said plate 7 ispros vided with a flange or shoulder 9, against which the coin pressesand rolls in its downward descent on account of the lateral incline ofthe separating-block, causing theA coin to press thereagainst. Thus themoney will roll down edgewise, leaning against the shoulder or flangeabruptly arising along the edges of the money-holes, and as the coinreaches the hole designed to accommodate the same readily and easilydrops within and is sorted according to its denomination.

On either side of the perforations 5 and along the bottom of the sorteror separator block are arranged a seriesof projecting guideplates 10,between which are formed ways which acco mmodate the sliding plates 1l,each IOO of which is provided with a perforation l2, registering exactlywith the perforation in the sorter-block and in which the bottom coin isdesigned to rest and be withdrawn singly when the said plate is drawnforward in the manner to be presently described.

nclosing the bottom of the series of perforations in the block 3 andfitting closely over the sliding plates thereunder is the bottom boardl3,`hin ged at let to the supportingblock 15, and is provided along` itsinner face with a series of grooves or notches 1G, into which theprojecting guide-plates l0 are designed to rest, and thus allow theintermediate bearingfaces of the hinged bottom to rest firmly againstsaid sliding plates and over the perforations therein, so that the coinresting within the perforation of any one of the sliding platos may beeasily slid along and over said bottom. Each of said sliding plates isprovided with horizontally-extending arms 17, terminating in the loopsor eyes 18, through which the downwardly-extending arms 19 of theoperating bell-crank levers 2O extend and operate the same. 'lhe saidarms 17 rest upon the supporting-bar 2l and are provided with suitablebearings thereon in order that the same may be steadied in theirbackward and for ward movement. The lever' 2O are looped around orpivoted to the cross-bar 22, secured in opposite sides of the drawernear its upper edge, and the arms 23 thereof project throughperforations or slots 24, located in the front upper edge of the casing,and terminate in the operating ends or keys 25, cach of which issuitably designated by figures to represent the coins which arecontrolled thereby. The slides are held normally in place over thebottom of the perforations 5 beneath the sorter or separator-block bymeans of the coiled springL 26, secured to the cross-bar 27 within thecasing and connected to the depending arms l0 of the bell-crank levers,and thus when withdrawn are immediately thrown back into their normalposition by the tension ot' said spring. The said arms 19 project ashort distance beneath the loops or perforations 1S in the slide-armsand are provided with the clappers 2S, which, when the said levers are0perated, are designed to strike and ring the bells 29, arranged alongthe under side of the supporting-bar 2l, upon which said slidearms rest.The bells are of different pitch or tone, so that when one becomesaccustomed to the sound he can tell the denomination of coin which isremoved from the drawer without observing the indicating-figuresarranged beneath the operating-keys along the front face of the drawer.

Then it is desired to remove a single coin from the separator holdingthe same in assorted lot-s, the operator pulls upward on the operatingends or keys 25 of the bell-crank levers and withdraws the slidearranged under each perforation in the sorter-block, which contains andholds a sin gle coin. Vhen withn drawn a sufficient distance, the coin,having passed over and beyond the face of the hinged bottom, having nofurther support, falls from the perforation in the slide and drops uponthe conducting-chute 30.

The chtite 30 is provided with an enlarged end 3l, which extendsentirely across the width of the drawer, and is secured by any suitablemeans directly under the bottom of the sorter or separator block andbeneath the hinged bottom thereto, and is inclined therefrom downward tothe lower bottom edge of the drawer and, converging to a tapered end 32,communicates with the opening 33, located in the bottom edge of thedrawer, and from which the coin falls into the hands of the operator.The construction of the chtite and arrangement thereof permit each cointo be discharged from the same opening, and from which, when desired,all coins may be discharged at the same time.

The hinged bottom board 13 is provided at one end with anupwardly-extending arm St, to the upper end of which is pivoted thehorizon tally-extending operating-rod 35, provided at its outer endwithout the casing with a knob or button 36, by means of which theoperator can control the said hinged bottom. The said operating-rod 35is provided within the casing with a notch or recess 37, which isadapted to be engaged when said rod is in its normal position entirelywithin the drawer and holding the bottom board tightly against thebottom of thc sorter or separator by the spring catch or lock 38, whichmay be uulocked from the inner portion of the drawer facing theoperator, Vhen at the end of a days business, or at any time that may bedesired, all the coins may be removed from the drawer at one and thesame time by simply unlocking the operating-rod and withdrawing thesame, which operation draws forward the arm secured to the bottom ofsaid hinged bottom, and thus throws the same down and away from thebottom of the sepa- IOO IIO

rator, thus taking away the bottom or under v support for the columns ofcoins thereabove, which will then all fall upon the chute thereunder andslide down the same and without the drawer, and can be easily collectedin bags or other suitable receptacles for collecting the money.

The construction and operation of our in vention are thought to beapparent without further description. Being suitably secured beneath thecounter, the coin received from the customer is placed within theslotted opening 39 therein, which communicates with the opening Ll0 atthe top upper edge of one of the sides of the drawer. Upon entering thesaid opening the coin travels down the inclined sorter and falls withinthe perforation or hole designed for its reception.

Change can be made in the manner described by operating the eoin-removing slides, and all the money may be removed at a singlo time in themanner as stated when dosired or necessary.

I'laving thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a money-drawer, a downwardly-inclined separator provided with aseries of varying perforations, a registering metallic slide coveringsaid separator, a series of perforated slides arranged under eachperforation, a hinged lock-controlled bottom located beneath said slidesand normally closing said perforations therein and locked thereunder, a

chute, and means for operating said slides,

substantially as set forth.

2. In a money-drawer, a downwardly and laterally inclined or beveledseparator provided with a series of varying perforations aligned alongone edge, a metallic slide covering said separator and provided with aseries of registering perforations and a shoulder or flange arisingfromy the aligned edges of the perforations, a series of perforatedslides arranged under each of said varying perforations, a swinginglock-controlled bottom arranged beneath the said slide and normallyclosing said perforations therein, a lockcontrolled rod connected withand operating said bottom, means for operating said slides, and a chutearranged thereunder, substantially as set forth.

3. In a money-drawer, an inclined separator provided with a series ofvarying perforations, perforated slides arranged in ways beneath each ofsaid varying perforations and prooperating said slides and terminatingin operating-keys without the drawer, a hinged bottom arranged undersaid slides and over the perforations and provided with anupwardly-extending arm, a lock-controlled operating-rod connected withthe arm secured to said bottom board, and a chute arranged beneath theseparator, substantially as set forth.

4. I-n a money-drawer, an inclined separator provided with a series ofvarying'perforations, perforated slides arranged in Ways beneath each ofsaid varying perforationsand pro` vided with outwardly-extendin g arms,springactuated bell-crank levers connected to said outwardly-extendingarms and provided at one end within the drawer with clappers andterminating in operating-keys without the drawer, a series ofalarm-bells arranged within the drawer in the path of said clappers, ahinged bottom, means for locking and oper- ,ating said hinged bottom,and a chute arranged beneath the separator, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

. NV. W. JOHNSON. Witnesses:

G. N. GIARAN, W. HAINEY.

